SPECTRASWITCH TM: A Patented Self-Testing Control System
Innovative Optical Switching technologies play a crucial role in enhancing passive fiberoptic systems. ↓ See More Below ↓
Safer by Design
Spectraswitch™ is inherently safer and cheaper than traditional copper-based switching systems:
The remote switch/sensor utilizes optical switching technology and is completely passive, operating with zero electrical power. All signaling and feedback travel as light over a single optical fiber, thereby eliminating electrical current in the field wiring.
Spectraswitch is also more cost-effective and simpler to implement, employing low-cost optical fiber along with straightforward polymer/plastic composite materials instead of increasingly expensive copper. This simplifies installation and maintenance, eliminating the need for complex electrical grounding or shielding.
Key Safety Advantages:
- Arc-Fault & Ground-Fault Proof — Elimination of risks associated with arcing or ground faults in the transmission path.
- Explosion-Proof & Spark-Free — Perfectly suited for hazardous locations (Class I Div 1/2).
- Continuous Self-Testing — Provides instant detection of fiber damage or switch failure.
- EMI Immune & Non-Magnetic — Safe for use in aerospace, defense, MRI rooms, and other sensitive environments.
By removing electricity from the remote end, Spectraswitch™ significantly reduces common causes of fires, explosions, and electrical failures, all while ensuring reliable, mission-critical performance using advanced optical switching.
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Constructed with low-cost polymer/plastic materials, no metallics
World's First Self-Testing Fiber-Optic Switch/Sensor System
Spectraswitch™
The remote switch/sensor utilizes optical switching technology and is completely passive, operating with zero electrical power. All signaling and feedback travel as light over a single optical fiber, thereby eliminating electrical current in the field wiring.
Spectraswitch is also more cost-effective and simpler to implement, employing low-cost optical fiber along with straightforward polymer/plastic composite materials instead of increasingly expensive copper. This simplifies installation and maintenance, eliminating the need for complex electrical grounding or shielding.
Key Safety Advantages:
- Arc-Fault & Ground-Fault Proof — Elimination of risks associated with arcing or ground faults in the transmission path.
- Explosion-Proof & Spark-Free — Perfectly suited for hazardous locations (Class I Div 1/2).
- Continuous Self-Testing — Provides instant detection of fiber damage or switch failure.
- EMI Immune & Non-Magnetic — Safe for use in aerospace, defense, MRI rooms, and other sensitive environments.
By removing electricity from the remote end, Spectraswitch™ significantly reduces common causes of fires, explosions, and electrical failures, all while ensuring reliable, mission-critical performance using advanced optical switching.
CABLE: Control Affirmed By Light Energy
Spectraswitch™'s Control-by-Light technology is transforming aeronautical and aerospace innovations, automotive technologies, Industrial and advanced robotics—delivering safer, lighter, EMI-immune systems with zero-power remote operation. Novel use cases based on customer interest are continually being developed.
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